This Day in Alaska History-November 21, 1900
This Day in Alaska History-April 20th, 1888
DeJoy Faces Outrage Over New Postal Service Price Hikes
“We can’t let the Postal Service sabotage itself by driving industries out of business and driving consumers away from using the mail,” said one critic. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is facing backlash over his newly announced plan to hike postcard and stamp prices as part of his proposed 10-year overhaul of mail operations, a strategy that […]
New Bill Aims to Scrap ‘Ludicrous’ Mandate Forcing Postal Service to Prefund Retiree Benefits Decades in Advance
“The unreasonable prefunding mandate has threatened the survival of the USPS and placed at risk vital services for the millions who rely on it.” A bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers introduced legislation this week that would scrap an onerous 2006 mandate requiring the U.S. Postal Service to prefund retiree benefits decades in advance, an obligation that’s been […]